Application to become one of Grant's PAs/carers

Application to become one of Grant's PAs/carers
Many thanks for your interest in this position

Hours - 10 or 20 per week
Rate of pay - £12.87 per hour before tax/NI deductions
Location - Corstorphine, Edinburgh (EH12 7)

Disabled man looking for 2 or 3 PAs/carers to help with everyday tasks (including meal preparation) and social activities eg. going to the gym, swimming and walks.
Ideal candidate must be enthusiastic, patient, calm, have a good sense of humour, fit and healthy enough to push me in my wheelchair and comfortable with assisting me and taking part in the social activities I enjoy as well as just providing company/companionship in my home by perhaps playing a board game or helping to do a jigsaw.

Please complete the following form, and if successful, I will be in contact to set up a interview with you
Name*

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Please upload your CV (which should include your education and work experience)*

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Please tell me a bit about yourself and why you are interested in this position*

I am looking to recruit permanent Personal Assistant(s)/Carer(s), who can support me in the following ways -

Meal-time support:

Preparing and cooking food

Cutting-up food

Feeding dependent on food-type and situation

Washing dishes and general cleaning of kitchen after food prep

Community activities (including swimming and gym work out):

Lifting wheelchair in and out of the car

Pushing wheelchair

Support with paying for goods and services

Swimming:

Undressing and dressing

Support with walking and getting in and out of pool

Support with snorkel

Gym workout:

Undressing and dressing

Support with setting up equipment and various exercises

Hydration support

Dressing assistance:

Application of creams/lotions for eczema

Help with buttons/fastenings and getting clothes on and off

Social Activities:

Assisting me to go to cinema, out for meals/drinks/snacks, shopping, go for walks and occasional day trips etc

Helping me to identify new activities

Other tasks:

Assistance maintaining upkeep of equipment e.g., wheelchair.

Any other reasonable task required.

Skills and Attributes Required:

For all shifts:

Effective communication and listening skills.

Ability to follow instructions and being comfortable to ask when you don’t understand something.

Open to learning, and to making suggestions.

Reliable and trustworthy

Friendly and easy-going

Punctual

Sense of humour – ‘a must’

Can prepare and cook a meal
I am confident that I have the above skills and attributes*

YesNo

For shifts involving social activities (including swimming):

To identify accessible social and leisure activities.

Able to push a manual wheelchair for distances including walks that could include uneven surfaces and/or paths within country parks.

Be confident in a swimming pool.
I am confident that I have the skills and attributes to assist with social activities*

YesNo

	Yes	Maybe	No
Weekday evenings
Friday morning
Friday afternoon
Saturday 10am-4pm
Saturdaty 12noon-6pm
Sunday

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